So, how important is the length of a domain these days? I registered my [FirstandLastname.com] a while ago, but my first name has eight letters, and my last name a whopping 11 letters. That makes for a long URL, which could easily be mistyped.

@Unionhawk: I guess mine's working now, but it took me a while to realize, because I thought the google logo on the homepage is supposed to look different too? But it's not for me. Just the search results.

@Unionhawk: Me either.

@bonedog73: As the article says, one way it's useful is for dropbox. Since your dropbox folder can only be in one place, creating a symlink allows you to have stuff outside that folder still syncing. Stuff like application settings, such as a Pidgin profile.

@Condalmo: Yeah, while scanning through, it's hard to pick out the non-iPod/iPhone stuff. I vote for a separate category. "Free iPod/iPhone/iPad Stuff!"

@MrCheatachu: Definitely. When I upgraded from Vista to 7 on my laptop, I wondered if there was a difference in battery consumption. Might have just been me, as I haven't really done any benchmarking to be sure.

@Ignignokt: That was very well put together.

@hockeybrad: It does seem to be a way different story if you're really into watching sports. The online alternatives are lacking compared to everything else.

This is going to be hypothetical for me, since I'm going to school, and living at home with my parents.

@ironyforme: Notepad++?

Yay, Friday!

Looks like we lifehackered Adam Banks' website.

Using the same exact tabs in each, I actually got Chrome using more memory than Firefox. Chrome had been open for a while, though (although I closed it first), so that could be why.

Just found this, from download squad. HTML5 8-bit style games platform!

I voted "still waiting on specifics", but after reading some comments and thinking about it, there really is a lot they'd have to do to make it worth it.

@gMan: Seconded. Comedy Central's player is horrible.

@atomic.resistance: I only played twice, but I'm not that good at it. First was 8.18, and then I only improved slightly the second time, with 7.97.

I'm looking for a way to automate editing my hosts file. I want to use it to block certain time wasting sites during the day until after a certain time in the evening. I was thinking maybe AutoHotKey could probably do this, although I haven't ever worked with that. I've had programming experience, though, so I might…

Nothing on facebook's big news? Not exactly lifehacker-related news, but then, that's why it would go here.

I don't use the snooze button. I have a worse habit, though. I've gotten better the last couple of years, and usually just get up right away, but I used to just turn the alarm right off, planning on getting up in a few minutes, on my own. Didn't work too well.